TALK TURKEY TUESDAY WITH KANE MICHALICK

Backside 180, Whitby. Photos: David Read.

Recent cover boy Kane Michalick is this weeks TTT subject.

How old are you?
19

Where are you from?
Rotourua

Where do you live?
Lower Hutt

Best thing about your hometown?
Probably The Mill

Switch BS 180, Wellington. Photo: David Read.

Who makes it possible? (sponsors)
Deathwish
Fallen
Relapse Clothing
Bones
Empire Skate Shop

Who are you five favourite upstarts? (badgers)
Joel Skelton
Jade Michalick
Brynn Fraider-Durham
Dan Fitzgerald
Rachelle Young haha

Who are you five favourite legends?
Andrew Reynolds
Ryan Sheckler
Dustin Dollin
Rodney Mullen
Chad Muska

Heelflip, Palmerston North. Photo: David Read.

What are your favourite five video parts?
Terry Kenedy - Baker 3
Antwuan Dixon – Baker 3
Chris Cole – Ride the Sky
Jimmy Carlin – Feed the Need
Greg Lutzka – United by Fate 4

Top 5 youtube vids?
Only really use youtube to find music.

Favourite Quote?
The Monkey’s outta the bottle haha

Nollie frontside 360. Photos: Luke Browne.

Best city for skateboarding?
Melbourne

Favourite song?
Pink Floyd – Learning to Fly

Favourite Park?
Hmmmm. . . Tauranga skatepark’s pretty dope.

Favourite Magazine cover?
The May 2009 issue of Thrasher. Frontside flip by Ryan Decenzo down a gap with Scott Decenzo doing a front boardy down a 13 stair handrail next to it.

What are your bad habits?
Skating up to a rail a kazillion times before attempting it.

Crooked grind, Wellington. Photo: David Read.

What’s the worst thing about skateboarding in NZ?
The lack of spots.

What’s the best thing about skateboarding in NZ?
Security here is no where near as hard out as overseas. You get way longer at spots and usually just get kicked out. No fines.